Add WiFi Sync

Feature Requests Password Manager
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Coming from 1Password, it would be nice if you could add WiFi Sync (ie Mac ↔ iPhone)
I don’t want to use the cloud, nor host my own cloud server.
It should be as easy as on 1Password - activate WiFi Sync and your phone and PC automatically sync over WiFi, without ever connecting to the internet.

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AFAIK, Bitwarden’s design requires a server to store the encrypted password vault. The default is the Bitwarden vault on vault.bitwarden.com (unless you host your own instance). It’s never had a local option. I doubt (as just another user) that Bitwarden would implement direct sync over WiFi (or a sync without a server in between) anytime soon. Of course, anything that competes better with 1Password is very much welcome.

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I do agree.

Most people are leaving 1P because the local vault has been revoked in 1P8, not mentioning the subscription model issue?

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This would be the single most important upgrade that Bitwarden could ever make. I won’t ever store very important Passwords on a service that requires the web. Com-on now- hasn’t LastPass taught us anything? Until then, I’ll be using Bitwarden as a convenience for non-critical things just because I see it as the best of the mediocre non-wifi sync password manager universe.

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Look into switching to one of the KeePass variants. The whole selling point of Bitwarden is that it is a web-based service that allows cross-platform syncronization.

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Historically, many web-based services like 1Password had wi-fi sync to supplement their cross-platform sync options. It’s just another little selling point which could supplement the web based service that most people prefer. Very few password apps carry wifi sync anymore-- I suspect because its more difficult to monetize with a subscription service. HOWEVER- people like me want wi-fi sync so badly that I would be very happy to PAY for a web based service and then just not use it much as I would rely primarily on wi-fi sync. A few other password Apps out there have wi-fi sync, but I don’t like the software or companies for miscellaneous reasons. It’s very frustrating these days in password land.

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